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Substantiivi

1. The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
2. (religion) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
3. (phonology) Ablaut.
4. (linguistics) A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
5. (logic) The "inclusive or" truth function.
6. (mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values.
7. (mathematics, proscribed) A permutation.
8. (computing) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
9. (geometry) A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.